Improved portable refreshment-fountain



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE@ AUGUSTUS J. OHMER, OF HAMILTON, OHIO.

IMPROVED PORTABLE REFRESHMENT-FOUNTAIN.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 51,612, dated December19, 1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, AUGUSTUS J. OHMER, of

Hamilton, Butler county, Ohio, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Portable Refreshment-Fountains; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, making part of thisspecification. 4

My invention relates to the class of portable refreshment-fountains andmade the subject of a patent granted to me November 22, 1864, and whichare made to be carried about from place to place, the presentimprovement being designed with special reference to such as areemployed in railroad-cars, the object of the invention being to preservethe vessel from being shaken about or tossed violently from side to sideby the motion of the train.

My improvement consists in the attachment to the body A of the fountainof a breast plate or pad, B, shaped in such a manner as to t the personof the wearer, and having eyes C, for the insertion of a band or beltfor securing the fountain to the person.

I have selected to illustrate my invention the form actually adopted byme, but do not propose to restrict the device to the precise formrepresented. For example, the plate B may be replaced by an openframe-work, and springs, or steel clasps, or claws may take the place ofthe eyes O and the belt.

I claim herein as new and of my invention- The stead ying plate or frameB, constructed as described, or devices substantially equivalent.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand. y

A. J. OHMER.

Witnesses:

GEO. H. KNIGHT, JAMES H. LAYMAN.

